Hagerstown police were called to a large fight in the 500 block of Salem Avenue at 3:12 a.m. and were told a man had been stabbed in the neck.

Police could not find the victim and notified area hospitals to be on the look out for a patient with a stab wound. At 6 a.m., a Waynesboro Hospital representative called to police to report the man was in the emergency room.

The man’s injuries were not life-threatening, but he did need to undergo surgery at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, police said.

A suspect has not been identified and the investigation into the incident continues.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (301) 790-3700, Extension 234, or email crimetip@hagerstownpd.org